ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3185, 8 September 1917, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

HIS JfAjJIWITS TJIGATHK. The Charlcui' and Charluiio act at His Majesty's Theatre continues to prove a Htronc attraction, it comprises what are probably the iinest exhibitions of juggling and xylophone ulayine Mint have beeu given for a long time past. From the spectacular point of view, the iugglini; I with three lighted torches would lie hard ! to beat. As for the xylophone playing, f the lady responsible for it is a paet- f mistress of tin- art. and succeeds in elicit- jj ing from her difficult instrument quite I agreeable strains. The Uharlcucs .are as- f sistcdi by a coloured coiuodiau. The re- jj luaimlcr or thn bill is Tilled with the names of artists who arc by this time very, popular with Wellington audiences.' TJTE KING'S TITEATRE. Antonio Moreno, (he star of "The ialiuid of Degeneration," plays the title role in the Greater Vitagraph drama, "The linenificent Meddler." tho star fectaro of the programme to bo screened at tho King's Theatre- this afternoon. He portrays a young newspaper reporter, who acquires tho preat daily known n» tho "Horizon Sentinel." Mary Anderson is the daughter of the locnl "boas." who rules the town through frand and corruption, but eventually to surrender to his daiißhter and his corrupt practices before the resistless, chccrfnl energy of the new editor. Charles Chaplin in "The Kink" will be shown for one week, commencing to-day. EVERYBODY'S THEATItE. |; Enid Bennett, tho Australian star who § is now in tho first rank of American Mm fi artists, is the heroine of "The Girl Glory." i the fine Trlangln drama, to be screened a at Everybody's thia morning. The story B is by Gardner Sullivan, one of the clover- i 'est writers of. /tfmdon, and is a. lifelike !' and human nieco of work. William Waters P as the. hero is manly and charming. In j( addition to this feature is a Pn.tho war \ subject, which Is both interesting and n educational. j EJTJ'JIESe THEATRE. - I An actress ol great allurement, is tiie I central llgurc of "The Family Honour." • the powerful World drama., lo bo screened > at tho Empress Thoatro to-day, .luno J ElvidßO is tho heroine, aad her beauty and \\ grace quite explain tho infatuation that, jj both brothers have- for her. Robert War- | wick is a. manly and likeable .hero. The. I play is full of incident, and contains a. S breathless succession of dramatic incidents, fi ! Tho ninth chapter of "Tho Iron Claw," s cat.it.lcd "Arrows of Hate," will also bo I shown. Charles Chaplin, in'."Tho Uink," g will be shown for one week. commeucHis g to-day, during the day sessions only. p ADA EERVE. , | Although there lias been a considerable ir amount, of doubt about Ada, Reeve's ad- E vent in Jew Zealand, it has been set at, f rest by tho dclinitc announcement that g tlio tour will commenco ax Auckaml on e Tuesday evening next. Miss Heevo is con- J eidcred unquestionably to bo the finest g' vaudoville .comedienne over to visit Seye ij, Zealand, and her appearance here is »: being anticipated eagerly by all who liavo t>, herd of her fanio In London. New Ttork, £ and in Australia, where, it is stated, sho fj lias hecn attracting record business to the $ Tivoli theatres for six months past. The jj Auckland season will end on September C; 15. The overland tour will be as follows:— s I'almerstou iVorth. September 18: A'apier, t! September 19: .Hastings, September "0; js .Uastcrton, September 21; and Uhristchurch, J ficptcmbcr 1A to 29. The Wellington season will begin on October 1. The plans h will be open in each of the towns men- It Honed three days before the opening. S "SONS Of THE EMPIRE." ■jf Tho thousauds who saw the sroal war i picture of tho Battle of the Ancro will f bo interested lo hear that tho I'.JI.C.A. j has arranged for the exhibition cf yet i another preat war film. "6ons of the Em- '<•. liire." ucro practically overy branch of & tho fighting army is shown at work. The ? preparations for a,.great battle arc fully $ illustrated, from the bringing up of vast y supplies of munitions and the growing of ft tho bombardment to the sending forward i, of troops for the aasault. The tremendous i "strafe" of the guns, the smoke, barrago, j successivo waves of iufantry, tanks lumber- J ini; into action, the occupation and clear- § ing out of German trendies, and the Hying hi service, iucludiils photographs from aero- K riSncs at great altitudes are depicted iS with wonderful clearness. The pictures S deal- also wltli-- .tho- -Navy—battleships, $ cruisers, dcßtroycra, and submarines are i vividly illustrated at .manoeuvres. Several B of tho ships are shown as"they were short- g ly after the great battle of Jutland. The 8 groceeds ofu'the exhibition are to be ..used ,f solely for patriotic purposes. They v>lll | b<; shared between the Trench Ooinforta' % Fund of tho Y.M.0.A., a fund for the bene- S fit of soldiers rotarniug by the transports, * and tho wounded and convalescent iu N.Z. jj and abroad. The season here will open a in, the Town Hall on Monday, September a 17.- - ■:■ •■ '.. V .... ... ' a "NEW ZEALANDEUS AT WAR." | Mr. Gerald Anderson, now an interna- | tional l'ress corresuondem, gives bis pqpu- Jj lar und profusely illustrated description, A, "New Zealanders at War," on Tuesday, $ September 25, at the Town Hull Concert ;t Chamber, under distinguished patronage, f, The lecturer touches in an original aud G striking way on the New Zealandors'. work ffl on the fighting fronts. Mr. Anderson is !■ a returned soldier (A.N.M.E.P.), aud his $ tlireii Eons followed him within a few <. days of his enlistment. One is in tbo ,'j West, a second in command of an Afri- n can company, and the third of an Indian % company. This week lectures will bo given i! in Qj'eytowu (11th), Eketahuna (12th) v Pa- K hiatua '(13th), Woodvillo (14th). | "THE MAGIO CAHPET." | In connection with the production of jj "The Magic Carpet," by Miss Gladys Camp- Pj oell, Wellington audiences will have the <• opportunity of witnessing many delight- S fill ballets and dance features of an en- g tircly origiual nature, including the- "Or- j chid" ballet, and "Water Nymphs" bal- "g let. Everything possible is being done to x place before the public a- production of a a high artistic order, and of a nature en- J tirely' pleasing to the "bumper" houses % winch it is hoped will be attracted there- $ to. The etago manager is Mr. Paul La- s tham, whose untirins energies are deserv- B ing of all praise. Mr. L. l'\ Watkina has J lieen very ably coaching a splendid voluu- u tary chorus, and has Bpent much time a in connection with tho original scores, f. Miss Madoliue Webb will be the leader of % the orchestra.. Her Excellency the Count- s ess of Liverpool will be present at the | performance, and it is hoped that the & Trench Comforts Fund will benefit cou- M sidcrably. . ' m TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN -RECITAIi. I •\t. tho organ recital, to be given to- jjj niglit in, the Town Hall. Mr. Bernard Sjj Paec will 'play a selection of works which' K have not -lieen perforwed at these recitals M for some considerable time, with the ex- « ception of two items. The numbers be- g inc performed after ■ this lapse of time |/j are': The. "Sonata, in. D Minor" (Fauces), JS Guilmant's "Meditation Priere" and "Can- g zona," Kcriabine's "Prelude," Cesar a Fraiick's-"Fantasia," and Wagner's 'Sics- g fried-Idyll." Glazounov's "Prelude and g Fngne in D Major" has been played wjtlr- fc iu a recent period. Jongcn's "Penaee D Au- -i tomme" will be performed for the first a time at Mr. Pago's recitals. s